<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
platform	O
games	O
starring	O
the	O
sushi	O
chef	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
,	O
who	O
has	O
become	O
lost	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
surreal	O
salt-water	O
and	O
fresh-water	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
began	O
with	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Shun	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
Sayonara	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Fresh	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Bazooka	I-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
of	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
is	O
constructed	O
from	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
interconnected	O
levels	O
known	O
as	O
fields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
games	O
contains	O
multiple	O
routes	O
through	O
the	O
fields	O
and	O
multiple	O
final	O
exits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
games	O
have	O
simple	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
contains	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
49	O
fields	O
of	O
which	O
four	O
are	O
exit	O
fields	O
and	O
six	O
are	O
boss	O
fields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rope	O
physics	O
sometimes	O
strain	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
CPU	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
slowdown	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
slowdown	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
present	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
practice	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Shun	O
( 海腹川背・旬	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Shun	O
;	O
shun	O
means	O
"	O
in	O
season	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
to	O
a	O
3D	O
side-on	O
game	O
world	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
launch	O
of	O
Shun	O
opened	O
up	O
the	O
fields	O
to	O
more	O
complex	O
layouts	O
using	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
angled	O
and	O
jutting	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
defunct	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
TECH	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Extra	O
contained	O
three	O
new	O
fields	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
its	O
June	O
,	O
July	O
and	O
August	O
1997	O
issues	O
 '	O
demo	O
discs	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
guides	O
to	O
complete	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
another	O
re-release	O
of	O
Shun	O
,	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Portable	O
nevertheless	O
disappointed	O
fans	O
and	O
critics	O
alike	O
on	O
release	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
bug-ridden	O
physics	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
differed	O
in	O
crucial	O
aspects	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
game	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Portable	O
was	O
not	O
developed	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
PS	O
version	O
developer	O
,	O
Kiyoshi	O
Sakai	O
,	O
instead	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Rocket	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Japanese	O
fans	O
felt	O
anxious	O
about	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Portable	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
disappointed	O
and	O
angry	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DS	B-Device
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
compilation	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
SFC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
are	O
present	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
extra	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
wireless	O
exchange	O
of	O
data	O
is	O
also	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
port	O
has	O
been	O
far	O
better	O
received	O
by	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
than	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
faithful	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
called	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
likely	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
successful	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
compilation	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
including	O
a	O
younger	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
,	O
her	O
classic	O
self	O
,	O
her	O
future	O
descendant	O
named	O
Noko	O
Yokoyama	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Emiko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natsume	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
they	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
release	O
:	O
Yumi	O
's	O
Odd	O
Odyssey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
as	O
Sayonara	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Chirari	O
( さよなら	O
海腹川背	O
ちらり	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Agatsuma	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
both	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
format	O
,	O
while	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
were	O
digital	O
only	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agatsuma	O
also	O
dropped	O
the	O
Yumi	O
's	O
Odd	O
Odyssey	O
name	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
Sayonara	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
+	O
in	O
western	O
releases	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Success	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
entitled	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Fresh	O
!,	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
subsequently	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Hyper	O
Technique	O
guidebook	O
(	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
illustration	O
magazine	O
contains	O
works	O
by	O
Toshinobu	O
Kondo	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
of	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
(	O
cover	O
included	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Shun	O
Capture	O
Guidebook	O
(	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Shun	O
Perfect	O
Guide	O
Book	O
(	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TECH	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Extra	O
CD-ROM	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawase	O
,	O
Noko	O
and	O
Emiko	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Blade	B-Application
Strangers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
